diff --git a/nvim/files/lua/plugins/snacks.lua b/nvim/files/lua/plugins/snacks.lua
index 5a7ba60..4e93103 100644
--- a/nvim/files/lua/plugins/snacks.lua
+++ b/nvim/files/lua/plugins/snacks.lua
@@ -239,10 +239,16 @@ return {
 				end
 
 				-- Get the default branch
+				local function branch_exists(branch)
+					local result = git_cmd("git rev-parse --verify refs/remotes/origin/" .. branch)
+					-- If branch exists, rev-parse returns a hash; if not, it returns fatal error
+					return not result:match("^fatal")
+				end
+
 				local default_branch = nil
-				if git_cmd("git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/remotes/origin/main") == "" then
+				if branch_exists("main") then
 					default_branch = "main"
-				elseif git_cmd("git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/remotes/origin/master") == "" then
+				elseif branch_exists("master") then
 					default_branch = "master"
 				end